Women’s World Cup: Sri Lanka opts to field first in World Cup opener against India
September 30, 2025 02:33 pm
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and put India into bat in the curtain raiser for the 2025 Women’s World Cup in Guwahati.
At the toss, Chamari Athapaththu said that the potential impact of dew later on played a role in their decision to bowl first, along with the fact that she’s confident in her bowling unit to do the job.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she too would have bowled, but looked at batting first as an opportunity to put up a good total and set the tone for the game.
India have a fully fit squad to choose from and have gone with three spinners and two seamers. Renuka Singh misses out with India opting for Kranti Goud and Amanjot Kaur.
Variety is the name of the game for Sri Lanka with two offspinners, two left-arm spinners, and two pacers to choose from. Udeshika Prabodhani, whose last ODI was in August 2024, has returned to the XI.
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka XI: Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera
